Ironing board



June 10, 1930. G. H. BULTMAN ET AL 1,763,089

' IRoNING BOARD Filed oct. 7, 1927 TTDRNE. Y

Patented June 10,1930 1,763,089

UNITED STATES `1 ATENT0FFICE Application ined october 7, 1927. serial No. 224,719. V

Our invention relates to ironing boards, the gripping positionV shown in Fi 2 and and the main object is to provide a simple, table top 11T is comparatively high, the highly efficient, portable, and inexpensive lower end ofthe prop may not reach the ironing board, embodying certain improvefloor.` To provide a proper contact `on the ments as hereinafter described and illusfloor vwe pivot on a bolt 14 a contact lever trated in the accompanying drawing, in of which one lever' arm is longer than the which7h other.- Thus the operator may loosen lthe Fig. 1 is a top View of our improved ironl nut of bolt 14 and swing lever 15 with either ing board in operative position grasping the end toward the floor 16 for proper supportlo edge of a table top. Aing level herewith als at the-right hand level 6o i Fig. 2 is a side elevation of Fig. V1. Y 16 -in Fig. 2. ,The operator then simply Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional elevation Vtif ,'hte1is the nut of bolt 14 to hold lever 15. of the ironing board about as on line 8--73 `Said right hand level 16 is assumed in this in Fig. 2. case to Vbe the floor on which table 11 rests.

15 Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view as on The metal bracket 9 previously mentioned 65 'line 1f-1 in Fig. 3. consists preferably of a one-piece casting Referring to the drawing by reference xed transversely across the underside of numerals, 5 designates an ironing board of board 5 bya number of wood screws 17 or the conventional type, usually elongated and equivalent means and its opposite ends, comtapered at its outer end as shown, the rear prise each an upwardly extending terminus 70 end of the board being cut square and slitted 9L preferably insertedin a notch and flush longitudinally and Vcentrally as 6 (Fig. 1). with the outer edge of the board. The cen- 7 is a single leg or prop member pivoted tral part of this bracket comprises 2 spaced at 8 in a transverse metal bracket 9 suitvdownwardly'directed lugs 9 bored for the ably fixed to the under side of the board at pivot bolt 8 `to pivotally retain the prop 7 75 the forward terminus of theslit 6. The between them. Above these lugs the casting prop 7 is in effect a beam lever pivoted as is formed in inverted U-shape at at 9Y in described at 8, and rearward of which it Figj, forming a yoke effect, said yoke comprises a short lever arm terminating in having a rearwardly and upwardly inclined a downwardly and rearwardly opening face 9F serving as a stop for the upper edge so notch 10 and the longer forwardly projectof the prop 7. When the latter is swung ing part of the prop being comparatively to its angular holding position as in Figs.

long and arranged to engage the floor 16 2 and 4 the rear end of said prop is of course as in Fig. 2. When the said prop is in the above the level of the board 5 and its notch angular position shown, it is at this time in position to engage the top edge portion the notch part 10 is approximately parallel of a table top, window ledge, or similar to the top surface of the rear end of the stationary element.

board 5. The latter being placed horizon- We are aware that a number of patents on tally under the outer edge portion of the ironing boards of similar general appeartop 11T of a table 11. The notched part 10 ance have been issued, but we believe the re- 90 simultaneously engages the top surface of inforcing a pivot member 9 is new and use- 11T as shown in Fig. 2. ful. The adjustable lever prop 15 is an- We prefer to provide a strip of suitable other feature of this invention. It is obvious padding material 12, probably felt, on the that the angular stop face 9F of casting 9 is -f' top of board 5, and adjacent its rear edge a positive stop for the member 7, insuring 95 where it engages the table top or similar rigidness of the members 7 and 5, and also element. Likewise a padding materiali12A absolutely preventing splitting of the ironis provided in the notched part 10 of the ing board proper. Furthermore the conprop. struction of bracket 9 is such that the rear It is obvious that when the prop 7 is in end of the board is positively held in a flat 100 plane and cannot bulge or warp, and this is accomplished by said bracket only, no unsightly cross pleats being necessary on the board. The board may be of any suitable length and width and tapered as desired at its front end but in general use such boards are usually about five feet long and one foot wide. i

It is obvious that the major part of the ironing board, in fact all of it forward of its pivot7 is available vfor ironing purposesland garments to be ironed can be slipped upon it and easily manipulated for ironing purposes because there are no leg supports, 15 brackets, or other obstacles on said board forward of the bracket 9.

We claim: In combination with an ironing board provided with a slot extending inwardly s `from `one end thereof and a prop pivoted to the board adjacent the terminus of said slot and movable therein, said prop having a rearwardly and downwardly opening notch at its rear end and movable into closing position relative to the top rear edge part of the board to grip a horizontal element; said pivot means -for the prop comprising a metal cross member fixed to the under side of said board and having an integral inverted U- shaped yoke part at its center with an angular face engaging one end of the slot and arranged to be `engaged by the prop when the latter is in an angular position to the board, and means comprising lugs at the g; ends of the `cross member engaging the op -posite edges of the board.

In testimony whereof we afliX our signatures.

GEORGE HENRY BULTMAN. n JAMES C. HORGAN. 

